How to restore Windows XP menu entry in GRUB?

Question

I'm using Lubuntu with WinXP in dual boot for several weeks. Today I've ran update and GRUB now does not show WinXP menu entry in GRUB.

sudo update-grub didn't found Windows.

/boot/grub/menu.lst - no such file.

Answer 1

This site should give you everything you need.

Btw, if you are on Ubuntu 10.04 or 10.10 you won't see a /boot/grub/menu.lst, because that's not what grub uses anymore.

Answer 2

For Lubuntu 10.10, you need to install os-prober with

sudo apt-get install os-prober

and then update grub again with

sudo update-grub

Answer 3

Try to add

menuentry "Windows XP " { set root='(hdX,X)' chainloader +1 }

in boot/grub/grub.cfg to section

BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom

END /etc/grub.d/40_custom

(hdX,X) - drive with windows xp

SAMPLE:

`### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

menuentry "Windows XP " {

set root='(hdX,X)'

chainloader +1

}

END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###`

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